Hearing the Captain’s words, Xu Qing looked off toward the distant, hazy horizon.1

“Little Ah Qing, the Supreme Beginning Netherflight Pillar is actually the weapon of the South Tor Ghost Emperor. A lot of people in Emperor-Receiving Prefecture know that, but based on the intelligence reports I saw in the coalition, the truth is that many years back, the Ghost Emperor actually threw that weapon there of his own volition before he died.0

“According to the legends, the Ghost Emperor put the weapon there to suppress something very mysterious.3

“In recent years, the Supreme Beginning Netherflight Pillar has been stirring, and some people have theorized that it’s being caused by whatever the pillar is suppressing. Others speculate that it’s actually because the Ghost Emperor is about to awaken. Given that the Swordsage Court attacked the Three-Spirits Dao-Suppressing Mountain, I guess we’ll find out the truth soon enough.”2

Xu Qing thought about it for a moment. “Eldest Brother, did Emperor-Receiving Prefecture’s Swordsage Court choose that spot for their headquarters because of that suppression situation?”1

“That’s the big question. After all, the Ghost Emperor... is just too strong. The Swordsage Court can’t even compare. Of course, that doesn’t really matter to us personally. Our main concern is how to become...32